AP Ch 13
Across
- 8. largest and most long-lived of the WBCs; highly phagocytic
- 9. destruction of red blood cells
- 10. immature form of an erythrocyte
- 12. most abundant of the white blood cells; highly mobile
- 13. white blood cells that protect against parasites; also involved in allergic reactions
- 17. hormone secreted by the kidneys that stimulates the production of erythrocytes
- 18. percentage of red blood cells in a sample of blood
- 21. insoluble protein fibers involved in forming a blood clot
- 22. process of dissolution of a blood clot
- 23. second most numerous of the WBCs; responsible for long-term immunity
Down
- 1. white blood cells
- 2. fewest of WBCs, secretes heparin
- 3. blood clotting
- 4. clear extracellular matrix of blood
- 5. red blood cells
- 6. elevated white blood cell count
- 7. deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin
- 11. blood cell fragments that play a key role in stopping bleeding
- 14. iron-containing pigment of red blood cells that carries oxygen
- 15. plasma without the clotting proteins
- 16. abnormally low white blood count
- 19. production of blood
- 20. thickness or stickiness of blood